(Minghui.org) Many top tourist attractions plus a large number of Chinese stores are located in the center of Dublin. Practitioners hold events there regularly to tell people about Falun Dafa. After learning how the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) fabricated lies to defame Dafa, many Chinese renounced their memberships in the CCP’s organizations and shared the information. Some also told practitioners about their wonderful experiences.
People read the information on the posters.
“The Two Phrases Are Amazing”
One middle-aged Chinese woman saw practitioners in the city center and told them about her experiences. After her son died of heart disease three years ago, she often dreamed he came to visit her as soon as she fell asleep. She was unable to sleep well. She was exhausted but didn’t know what to do.
One day she suddenly remembered the two phrases mentioned in Minghui Weekly: “Falun Dafa is good (fa lun da fa hao), Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance is good (zhen shan ren hao).” She carefully said each word and quickly fell asleep. When she woke up, she was shocked that she'd slept through the night and did not wake up once. Her insomnia was gone. She said, “The phrases are amazing.”
This experience also clarified her misunderstandings of Falun Dafa. Back in China, one of her coworkers was detained for practicing Falun Dafa. The coworker’s husband was angry and fearful and died not long after that. Seeing what happened to her coworker’s family, the woman felt sad and subconsciously blamed Falun Dafa. She said she now understands the tragedy was caused by the CCP. She said two of her relatives died during the Cultural Revolution because of the CCP’s brutality.
As a result of her own positive experience, her attitude changed dramatically. In the past, although she greeted practitioners when she saw them in Dublin, she remained silent when the conversation involved Falun Dafa. Now she was eager to share this experience and said, “I’ve watched you working hard for many years, telling people the facts about Falun Dafa. Thank you very much!”
“Practitioners Are Good People”
Ms. Zhang immigrated to Ireland many years ago. When she saw practitioners she told them, “We all know the CCP fabricated hate propaganda such as the staged Self-Immolation Incident at Tiananmen Square to attack Falun Dafa. The regime saw there were so many practitioners. That’s why it came up with excuses to persecute them. It’s absurd.”
Before she moved to Ireland, Ms. Zhang knew two sisters who practiced Falun Dafa and said, “Practitioners are good people.” After the CCP began to suppress the practice in 1999, the sisters went to Beijing to appeal and were each given three-year prison terms. “I felt so sorry for them because they were innocent,” she said. For more than 10 years she’s seen practitioners exposing the persecution in front of the Chinese Embassy and said she admires their perseverance.
Looking Forward to More Information
Some Chinese students also stopped at the booth to learn about Falun Dafa. A student from Liaoning Province accepted a pamphlet and said, “I heard about Falun Dafa and the principles of Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance in China. I’m glad to meet you here and I’m definitely interested in knowing more.”
He withdrew his membership in the Young Pioneers he joined when he was a child. He said that during the three-year COVID lockdown in China, his parents saw many tragedies caused by the CCP and told him to stay overseas when he graduated. After the student’s sister was given a domestic Sinovac vaccine, she was diagnosed with a blood disease. The treatment at Tianjin blood center for less than one week cost more than 330,000 yuan (USD $46,300). But she died. The young man explained that’s why Chinese students want to know more now that they’re in the free world.
“Falun Dafa’s Principles Are Excellent!”
Some local residents who are from China like to help practitioners. When Ms. Li saw a practitioner she greeted her warmly and said, “By seeing your energy and spirit, people know Falun Dafa is great. Please keep it up!” she said. “If my parents were not in China, I’d also practice Dafa because the principles of Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance are excellent!”
Ms. Li likes the hand-made lotus flowers practitioners with “Falun Dafa is good, Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance is good” on them that practitioners distribute. She said the CCP is destructive and the persecution is wrong. “Practitioners enjoy good health without taking any medication,” she explained. “My parents cannot even afford their medical expenses. The economy in China is not good these days and people suffer a lot.”
As the practitioner was leaving for Chinatown to tell more people about Falun Dafa, Ms. Li gave her a thumbs up and said, “I support you!”
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